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EDUCATION

- 2006 Master of Fine Arts, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa

- 2005 Master of Arts, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa

- 2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art and Art History, Wayne State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 - present

- Lecturer in Foundations, Department of Art, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

2007 to 2011

- Instructor, Art of the Western World I, Elements of Art, Macomb Community College, Warren, MI

- Instructor, Basic Drawing I / II, Color and Design I / II, Macomb Community College, Warren, MI

- Instructor, Basic Drawing I / II, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- Instructor, 3-D Design, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- Instructor, Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

2006

- Instructor, Basic Drawing I / II, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- Instructor, American Culture: Architecture, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI

- Instructor, Elements of Art, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2005-2006

- Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, Undergraduate Monotype / Monoprint, Printmaking Area, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

OTHER EXPERIENCE
2008

- Contract Printer, Watanabe Press/Pace Editions, Brooklyn, NY

2003 – 2006

- Collections Assistant, Office of Visual Materials, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1998 – 2002

- Collections Assistant, Visual Resource Library, Department of Art and Art History, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

RELEVANT SERVICE
2011

- Volunteer, organizing committee for the Reel Michigan Film Festival, sponsored by The Northville Art House and Forgotten Harvest, Northville, MI

2009- present

- Member, exhibition selection committee, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

2006

- Organized the participation of Visiting Lecturer D.B. Dowd, The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA

2005

- Panel member, discussion on the graduate art school application process, organized by Priscilla Steele, Department of Art, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA

1997 – 2001

- Assistant to David Barr, artistic director of the Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville, MI

EXHIBITIONS

Solo

2007

- Arghh! Stubby Punches and Fatty Ejecta, Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, MI

2005

- Phallicentricity, A Comedy of Sorts, as Evidenced by Recent Works on Paper, Eve Drewelowe Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

- The Temple of Frozen Theatrics, The Gallery Space, The University of Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA

2004

- Hand-Cranked Hemorrhaging and Meatworks Folly, Eve Drewelowe Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Group (curated, invitational, juried)

2011

- The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth, Public Pool Artspace, Hamtramck, MI, curated by Walter Wasacz and Jennifer Paull

- Heads on Poles, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, curated by Paul Nudd and Scott Wolniak

2010

- As The Crow Flies: Work by John Dilg, Katy Fischer, John Kleckner and Ryan Standfest, Times Club at Prairie Lights, Iowa City, IA, curated by Pete Schulte

- What's So Funny?, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI

- Faculty Exhibition, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- Bound & Gagged, Secret Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Tom Neely

- Copy Jam! 2: Text Edition, the Printer's Ball at the Luddington Building, Chicago, IL, organized by Printeresting

- WORDAGE, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI, curated by Jack Summers

- TOUCH, Work • Detroit, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI

2009

- Actual Size Biennial, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI

- Time, Work • Detroit, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI

- Boing, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

- Collection Connection, Work • Ann Arbor, University of Michigan School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI

- Faculty Exhibition, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- From a Different Perspective, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

- 32nd Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, curated by Lynwood Kreneck

- Fear, Work • Detroit, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI

- Satisfaction Town, Conway Center, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, organized by John Hitchcock

2008

- Faculty Show, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- Andres Serrano Picks Detroit, Center Galleries, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, curated by Andres Serrano

2007

- Land Grant Flag-State Construct, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE

2006

- Revolution Number 10, Fine Arts Center, Luther College, Decorah, IA

- Faculty Show, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

- MFA 2005-2006, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

- Print Language as Content II, Humanities Building, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

2005

- Domestic Entrails: Selections from the Neighborhood Casualty Ward, Byron Burford Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2004

- Recent Works by University of Iowa Printmakers, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA

2003

- The Exquisite Corpse! Blind Collaborations, Undecided Space, Iowa City, IA

- 2003 Regional Drawing Exhibition, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, curated by Dominic Molon

- Withdrawn, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

2002

- Pin-Up, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

- Animal / Vegetable / Mineral II: A Focus on Our Environment, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI

- 2002 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, curated by Nick Cave

2001

- actual size – 8 1/2 “ x 11”, detroit contemporary, Detroit, MI

- The Postcard Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

- Printmaking Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

- 21st Annual National Print Competition, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

- The Print: An Exhibition of Michigan Printmakers, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

CURATORIAL

2012

- LOVE FOR SALE (you know you need it), Work • Detroit, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI

- EYE TEETH (a satire on the American way of life), Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

2011

- MOROSE DELECTATION: Works on Paper by Max Clotfelter, Andy Gabrysiak, Ian Huebert, Kaz, James Moore, Tom Neely, Paul Nudd, Onsmith, David Paleo and Stephen Schudlich, (co-curated with Cary Loren), The Book Beat Bookstore and Gallery, Oak Park, MI

2010

- FUNNY (not funny): Black Humor in Alternative Comics, Work • Detroit, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI

2006

- Causes Produce Strange Effects Like Golden Eggs: 14 Artists / 14 Films, Byron Burford Gallery & the Eve Drewelowe Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2004

- A Curious Assortment of Calamities and Cradlesongs, Eve Drewelowe Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

PERFORMANCES

2011

- FAT BRANDO (a parable of moribundity), Detroit Artist's Market, Detroit, MI

- HULLAB (In the Air, Three Little Men Sing Their Terrible Song), Public Pool Artspace, Hamtramck, MI

2007

- Meet Mister Ricky, a Regular King Smiley Boy, Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, MI

2005

- The Assertions of Steadman Steadman, or My Dream of His Dream of Holding On, the Eve Drewelowe Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

- The Hysterical Testicle and Other Constipated Logics (a war parable), at the entrance to The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

PRINT PORTFOLIOS

2009

- Angelf--k, organized by Michael McGovern and Curtis Readel

2006

- Print Language as Content II, organized by Professor Robert Glasgow and The University of Iowa Graduate Printmaking Seminar Students

- Foil Imaging: The Editions, organized by Professor Virginia Myers at The University of Iowa

OTHER PROJECTS
2011

- Designer, editor and publisher of the comics anthology BLACK EYE: Graphic Transmissions to Cause Ocular Hypertension

- Designer, editor and publisher of the catalog to the exhibition MOROSE DELECTATION

2010

- Designer, editor and publisher of the catalog to the exhibition FUNNY (not funny): A Modest Selection of Comic Art Exhibiting Signs of Black Humor 

2009

- Artwork provided for Le Temps qui passe, an album of music by the French band Tycho Brahé, released on Les Disques Normal, Paris

2006

- Woodcutter and Forms, illustrations for Picturesque by Emily Wilson and Poem by Mark Levine, a letterpress broadside from Spout Graphic Press, Iowa City, IA

AWARDS, GRANTS and HONORS

2011

- Ignatz Award Nomination for "Outstanding Anthology or Collection," Small Press Expo, Bethesda, Maryland

- Faculty Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Grant, Office of Research, Wayne State University

2006

- Teaching Assistantship, Elements of Art, The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History

2005 – 2006

- Teaching Assistantship, Monotype / Monoprint, The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History

2004

- Purchase Award for the Michael J. Brody Award, The University of Iowa

2003

- Iowa Arts Fellowship, The University of Iowa

2001

- Undergraduate Research Grant, Wayne State University (for study abroad of Victorian Natural History Museums in Dublin, London, and Paris)

2000

- John and Irene Sowinski Scholarship in the Fine Arts, Wayne State University

- James F. Duffy, Jr. Travel Fellowship, Wayne State University (for study abroad of anatomical collections at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands)

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

- Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA

- Southern Graphics Council Archives, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

- The University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History Collection, Iowa City, IA

- The University of Northern Illinois, DeKalb, IL

- University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives, Madison, WI

- Washington University, St. Louis, MO

PUBLICATIONS

- And They Were Two In One and One In Two: Theoretical Essays on Beheading and Cinema, edited by Nicola Masciandaro and Eugene Thacker, published by Nicola Masciandaro, New York, 2011 (mentioned in the essay Decapitating Cinema by Nicola Masciandaro).

- La Tranchée Racine 1, edited by Stéphane Blanquet, United Dead Artists, Achères, France, 2011.

- Corpus Corpus 3, edited by Paul Nudd, available through Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, 2011.

- Bound & Gagged, edited by Tom Neely, i will destroy you comics, Los Angeles, CA, 2010.

- RUIS, edited by Wouter Van Haeleemeesch, KRAAK, Gent, Belgium, June, 2010.

- Le Tendon Revolver, état second, edited by Stéphane Blanquet, United Dead Artists, Achères, France, 2009.

- Bradley International 32nd Print & Drawing Exhibition, catalogue, Bradley University, 2009.

PRESS

- Hodges, Michael H. "3 Metro Area Art Exhibits Are Sure To Challenge, Satisfy", The Detroit News, February 16, 2012. (Review of the exhibition "LOVE FOR SALE")

- Laforest, Audrey. “Extra-Terrestrial Artwork is Stellar Example of Art”, The South End, December 1, 2011. (Feature)

- Hodges, Michael H. “Kidd and WSU Galleries Dish Up Feasts for the Eyes”, The Detroit News, November 10, 2011. (Feature)

- Mason, Liz. “BLACK EYE 1”, Quimby’s Bookstore (podcast), August 4, 2011. (Interview)

 - McConnell, Robin. “BLACK EYE 1”, Inkstuds, CiTr, Vancouver, BC, Canada (radio), July 20, 2011. (Interview)

- Collins, Sean T. (Review of the publication "BLACK EYE"), The Comics Journal, July 13, 2011.

- Flinn, Sue Carter. "Canadian Customs Seizes "Obscene" Comics," Quill & Quire, May 12, 2011. (Feature on the publication "BLACK EYE")

- Giampaoli, Justin. "BLACK EYE Is Only Funny South of the Border", 13 Minutes, May 10, 2011. (Review of the publication "BLACK EYE")

- Viera, Lauren. "Heads on Poles at Western Exhibitions", The Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2011. (Review of the exhibition "Heads on Poles")

- Hodges, Michael H. "U-M's 'Touch' Exhibit Invites Interaction", The Detroit News, December 9, 2010. (Feature on the exhibition "Touch")

- Steele, Erin. "What's So Funny? The Gallery Project Has Your Answer", The Michigan Daily, October 31, 2010. (Interview)

- Giampaoli, Justin. (Review of the publication "FUNNY (not funny)), Poopsheet Foundation, July 28, 2010.

- Carducci, Vince. "Wordage @ DAM", Motown Review of Art blog, July 14, 2010. (Review of the exhibition "Wordage")

- Farber, Paul. "Pushing the Limits of Good Taste", Michigan Radio, February 16, 2010. Radio story covering "FUNNY (not funny)" exhibition.

- Hodges, Michael H. "Galleries Look Deeper for Fall", The Detroit News, September 24, 2009.

- Gawel, Phillip. “Frustration and Anger Blossom in Local Artist’s Work”, The South End, May 10, 2007. (Interview)

- Sousanis, Nick. (Review of “Arghh! Stubby Punches and Fatty Ejecta”), The Detroiter.com, May, 2007.

- Anderson, Maggie. “The Art of Leaving Something Behind”, The Daily Iowan, May 12, 2006. (Interview)

- Sousanis, Nick. (Review of “Regional Juried Drawing Exhibition”), The Detroiter.com, July, 2003